Building structure



N. K. CAPLAN.

BUILDING STRUCTURE. I APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. 1920.

1,384,235. Pa,tentedJu1y12,1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

I I .I r. WITNESS:' /0 INVEAIITOR I oknmflp COQWWV N. K. CAPLAN.

BUILDING STRUCTURE.

APPHCATION FILED APR.26.'1920.

Patented July 12, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- F INVENTUR o&\ww\ p cukovodv I WITNESS:

' XTTORNE Y imam/H M 4 UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFKIE.

NATEEN K. GAPLAN", 011 DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

BUILDING s'rnuo'rnnn.

To all whom it may concern a Be it known that I, N ATHEN K. OAPLAN, a citizen of the Dominion ofv Canada, and residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State .of Michigan, haveinvented a new and Improved Building Structure, of WlllCll the following is a specification.

.This invention relates to the constructlon ofa skeletonor frame of a demountable or knock-down building upon which sheets of fabric, board or metal may be secured in any It further consists in providing latches to lock the dogs inposition.

It also consists in the details of construction illustrated in the accompanying draws ings and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating the location of'the several diiferent types of joints illustrated in the following figures. Figs. 2,3, 4, 5 and6 are details of connections which are respec tively at the points inclosed by circles hav-, ing the same numbers in Fig. 1. *Flg. 7 is an elevation of the lower end ofa corner post. Fig: 8 is a section on the line 8- 8 of Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is an elevation of one end of v one of the units. Fig. 10 is a sectionon the line 10 10 of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is aview illustrating a fioorstructure. a Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views. "[The structure indicated in Fig. 1 is bullt of units, preferably formed of anglebars with means to connect the ends of adjacent units. F ig. 9 shows one end of an angle bar 11 which isfor'me'd with a socket 122 and is provided with a dog 13 mounted on a pin 13 adjacent the socket, the flat head of. the dog being adapted to enterthe socket ad acent atongue on an adjacent unit and lock it in position by wedging. These tongues 14 are usually at the ends of the units but they Specification of Letters Patent.

may extend at various angles and from different sides, depending uponthe location of the sockets of the adjacent units.

Patented July 12, 1921. Application filed. April 26, 1920. Serial No. 376,589. 1 i

he connection shown in Fig. 6 a

straight cross consisting of the bars 15, 16, 17. and 18 of any desired cross-section, pref-v erably angle bars. The bars 15 and 16 are formed with sockets 12 to receive the tongues 19 and 20 on the bars 18 and 17 respectively, which are keyed in pivoted dogs 13. The bar 18 has two tongues 19 and 21 to enter the socketsof the bars 15 and 17. The pivot ends of these dogs may be squared and a pawl 25 may be pivoted adlacent h Pivot of each dQg t0 fit between it i and the adjacent flange of the angle bar and so lock the dog in its. wedging position, as shown in Figs. 6 and 9. The three tongues 19, 20 andt2l are in the i the frontsides of the four angle bars will be in the same plane. a InFig. 5, a jointbetween two horizontal units 17 and 26 at right angles to each other position by means of the same plane and so and the alined units 27'and 28 is shown. The

units 17, 27 and 29, 30 and 31 to receive the tongues 32, .33 and 34, of which the unit 17 again has two, the tongues 33 and 34, whilethe tongue 32 is 28 are provided with sockets on theunit 26 The dogs '13 and latches 25 i I are as before described 7 In Fig. 2,.three units 36, 37 and 38 most at right angles, theunit 36 constitutingpart of the ridge of the frame. The units @37 and 38 are formed with sockets 39 and 41irespectively, the former receiving thetongue 42 on the unit 38 andithe latter'the tongue 40 on the rafter unit 36, the fusual dogs 13 and latches 25 being again provided to hold the tongues in the sockets-. i

In the dinal was at;

vided with two tongues 45 and 46, the former being inclined to. enter thejsocket 47 in the inclined or rafter unit 48, while thetongue 46 is horizontal to enter the socket 49. of the j transverse unit 50. The upright unit 52 has asocket 53 to receive the. tongue 54011 the transverse unit 50. These tongues are again locked in position as' before described This indicates the flexibility of this system and. that I am not limited as to the location of the tongues and sockets. v o i NVl1en a comparatively large and high doorway is desired, a connection between rafter, door casing, longitudinal and trans- 50 projecting into adjacent sockets.

2. Ina metal frame, the'combination of a 'ner shown in Fig, 3 where the longitudinal unit 58 is provided with an inclined tongue 61 which extends into the socket 62 intermediate the ends of the rafter unit-37 anda 77 may be which rest on independent While only one end of adjacent units .are

horizontal tongue 63 which extends into the socket 64: of the transverse unit 59. The right unit 57 has a socket 65 which receives the tongue 66 m the transverseunit 59.

In each of theseexamples of connections, the several units-are all joined by the tongues being firmly lockedin socketsby. means of dogs; A very few types of units are necessary for a complete structure and these may be made standard and interchangeable; The several parts may be more securely united by forming depressions 7O inthe walls 10f the sockets and providing the dogs'13 and tongues 14 with smallbo'sses'71, as shown in Figs. 9 andclO, which may enter these depressions to lock the parts in position. In orderto prevent the feet74:

with centering. pins75, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, to extend through the disks 7 6 which slipport' the framework. 1 If carried by separate side bars7 8 posts 79;

shown and described, it: will be understood 7 that the-opposite ends of these units will be correspondingly formed with sockets, tongues and lockin do s whenever'necessar to completely unite such'opposite ends to those units which meetit.

. The details, sizes and proportions of the several parts may all be changed" by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit ofmykinventionras set forth in the V v j V of two frame unitsextendingatright angles following claims.

Iclaimzc g 1. Ina metal frame, the combination of a series ofunits meeting at. right angles, a

i plurality of the units being formed with sockets having openings extending longitu dinally of the units and the remainderof the units havlng laterally extending tongues series .of units meeting at right angles, a

plurality of the units being formed with sockets having openings extending longitudinally of theunits and the remainder of the dogs pivoted adjacent the socketsto secure the tongues in the sockets. 3; In a metal frame, the combination of a series of units meeting at right angles, a

plurality of the units beingcformed with sockets having'openings extending longitudinally of the units and the, remainder of ing into adjacent sockets,

terengage, and means to from sink- I mg into soft ground, I may provide them desired, a floor the units having laterally extending tongues projecting into adjacent sockets, and means to secure the tongues in the sockets.

4:. In a metal frame, the combination of a series of units meeting at right angles, a plurality of the units being formed with sockets having openings extending longitudinally of the units and the remainder-of the 'units having laterally extending tongues projectthe tongues and the walls of the sockets being formed to in= lo'ck the'tongues in the sockets. i

5. In a metal frame, the combination of seriesof units meeting at right angles, a plurality. ofthe units being formed with sockets, having openings extending longitudinally of the units andthe remainder 'of the units having ing into adjacent sockets, locking dogs p voted adjacent 1 the Jsockets to secure the tongues in thesockets, and means to holdthedogs inoperative position. I h 6. In a building frame,the combinationjof two frame units extending at right angles from each other, one of the unitshaving a longitudinal narrow socket adjacent one. end 7 and the other unit'having a 'flat'itongue'ex tending into said socket, and means to secure the tongue in the socket. V

a building frame, the combination of two frame units extending at right an gles from each other, one ofthe units having a longitudinal narrow socketadjacent one end and the othercunit havinga flat tongue extending into'said socket, and means to secure the tongue in the socket, said means comprising a dog pivoted tothe first named unit adjacent the socket and having-a flat head extending into the socket with the tongue. i i v u 8. In a building frame, the combination from each other, one of the units having a longitudinal narrow socketladjaeentfone end and the other unit having. a flat tongue ex tending into said socket, the wall of' the sockethaving recesses and the tongue; new;

ing projections adapted to rent r. said refcesses'topr'event the tongue moving out of said socket. V l A 9. In. a buil dingfra me, the combination of frame uni-ts, one, of the unitsfhaving a longitudinal socket and the other unit hav= ing. a flat tongue extending into said socket, one wall of the socket and one side of the tongue being formed; with interengaging portions to'holdthe tongue in position in the socket. V v m 10L Ina buildingframe the combination of two frame units, one of the units having a longitudinal socket and the other unit'have ing a fiat tongue extendinginto saidsocket,

a locking dog pivotedladjacent' the socket and adapted to enter the socket with the 130 a locking dog pivoted adjacent the socket and adapted to enter the socket with the tongue to secure the tongue in the socket, 10

and means to prevent the dog from moving out of the socket.

I 'NATHEN K; CAPLQANQ 

